Just bought this. I know most of you are not into clocks but I think this one is cool. A WW2 RAF Officers Mess clock was in the Pilot mess halll a air base issued clock. It has a F.W. Ellott Fusee movement that runs for eight days on one wind. Hopefully I get it next week from England in one piece. I got it for a great price does have a replacement back wooden door on case but you look at the front. Early pocket watches use to use the same type of movement but smaller scale. This clock was manufactured in 1939.

The Seller in his ad said was once owned by Brian Burnett who was a Air Chief Marshal in the RAF but the clock was given to him long after WW2 so some cool history with the clock.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Burnett

Another cool thing about this clock being made in 1939 means it was in service at the time of the Battle of Britain and Dunkirk the history this clock has. Think of a Pilot looking at this clock to see if it was time for a mission briefing or to go to his aircraft for a mission how cool it that.

Here is a cool blog I check out once in a while. This guy collects any thing RAF issued clocks and equipment from the air bases surprised no watches but his RAF clock collection is nice. The seller will ship on Monday if I am lucky mite get it next week will be double boxed and the movement will be out of the wooden case to help prevent damage in shipping the movement is heavy so mite of came loose in shipping so a good idea from the seller.https://airministrybybuttons.com/

Dave
You live were there are a lot of Navy Bases. Were some clocks were sold as surplus or removed by the crew with out permission before the Navy did away with wind up clocks like Chelsea and Seth Thomas plus commercial ships were stuff were sold of before ships were scraped. So flea markets and antique shows and NAWCC marts think there a NAWCC chapter in your area and antique shops and even coin shops. When I lived in the bay area I found stuff in the wild not on ebay due to it was like were you live. Now I don't so inter web now for me. Dave go on the hunt for a ships clock. Ones that hold there value and go up in price are ones with coast guard or air force on the dial and Chelsea radio room clocks. Navy ones from WW2 will have US Navy on them and cold war will have US Government on them. And Merchant Marine ones will have US Maritime Commission on them most were on Liberty and Victory ships in WW2 so History comes with any ships clock you get.

For some reason some of my military watch collection been RAF and this clock keeps great time and the first Fusee clock movement in my clock collection. The Fusee movement one of the earliest watch and clock movements I have one English pocket watch that was made in 1812 with a Fusee movement. Here is a group shot of all things RAF in the collection.